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A drug boss jailed for nearly killing an underling used a mobile phone to chat to his daughter from his prison cell. “Ruthless” Paul Wright battered Steven Keatley in a savage “punishment beating” because he smoked £500 of his stock. The 52-year-old victim suffered a fractured skull and spent nine days in a coma with devastating brain injuries. He was left without any hearing in one ear and half deaf in another, with constant tinnitus and no sense of smell or taste. The attack was a reprisal for smoking 15 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine, which he was supposed to be selling for Wright. The thug, then 25, of Ullswater Street, Anfield, was jailed for 17 years over the April 2015 ordeal, in November that year. Liverpool Crown Court today heard Wright was serving his sentence at HMP Dovegate in Staffordshire on March 12, 2017. Simon Duncan, prosecuting, said prison guards searched his cell and asked the inmate if he had anything he shouldn’t. Wright … [Read more...] about Drug boss jailed for 17 years used mobile phone to chat to daughter from cell

Turning 17 means the ultimate doorway to independence has opened. Being able to drive. As a teenager, it warms you with such pride and power. But as Uncle Ben said: "With great power comes great responsibility". We all know using a mobile phone while driving is illegal , get a nasty fine and six points on your licence. If you have passed within the previous two years, that's bye-bye independence, hello Mum and Dad taxi again. But parents, driving instructors and friends, the law applies to you as well if a learner is behind the wheel of a car and the engine is on. Read More More Traffic & Travel Confused.com motoring editor Amanda Stretton said: "While riding as a passenger alongside a learner driver, you must have your wits about you as if you were the person in control of the car. "And, therefore, the same rules about using your mobile phone apply. The new law introduced in March 2017 means all drivers now face tougher penalties for using their mobile phone while behind the … [Read more...] about When you shouldn’t use your mobile phone in the passenger seat

Birmingham, Leeds and London have the worst mobile phone signal in the UK, according to a new study. Research by Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) showed O2 was the best performing network, with Vodafone ranked as the worst based on testing using both Android and iOS devices in 32 cities and towns across the UK. Telefonica-owned O2 was rated the most reliable network in 17 places, while Three was most reliable in 12 – including London – and EE came out on top in three. Meanwhile, when it comes to criteria for selecting a network consumers are twice as likely to choose reliability over network speed, according to surveys and focus groups conducted by YouGov on behalf of GWS. More than two thirds (69 per cent) of respondents said the most important phone function is making calls, while 53 per cent selected texting as the highest priority, followed by 43 per cent who chose internet browsing. Just 3 per cent of consumers listed watching videos as their key … [Read more...] about UK’s worst cities for mobile phone signal ranking topped by Birmingham, Leeds and London

NEW technology that uses your mobile phone signal to track your driving routes could reduce traffic jams around the UK. Traffic lights will be synced based on live road activity in the hope to lift some of the congestion in one of Britain's major cities. A Government initiative is funding two schemes in the city of York, that will see data from mobile phones and sat navs anonymously collected from drivers. The £3.3million project plans to use a number of beacons on traffic lights, bollards and street signs to gather live tracking data on motorists to identify problem congestion areas. York City Council will then use the data to sync traffic light systems in a bid to improve the flow of traffic. The data will also be used to help design future road junctions, limit the impact of roadworks on traffic, and assist in making traffic management more autonomous. If it proves successful it could then be rolled out across the rest of the country in the future. Data is collected anonymously … [Read more...] about Councils to track your mobile phone and sat nav signals to stop you get stuck at traffic lights

MOTORISTS could be slapped with a fine for using their mobile phone in the car - and they don't even have to be driving. Brits can actually receive the same £200 fine and six penalty points for using their mobile phone while supervising a learner driver. As the person instructing a learner driver is legally responsible for the car, all road laws that would normally apply to a driver also apply to the instructor in the passenger seat. That means that it's illegal for the instructor to touch their mobile phone in any way while teaching another person to drive. This applies to both professional driving instructors, and friends or family of a new driver that may be supervising a lesson. In most cases, supervisors should treat a lesson as if they are driving themselves - but not all traffic offences will affect their licence. Rules for supervising a learner driverAnyone supervising a learner driver must: Be over the age of 21 Be qualified to drive the type of vehicle they are … [Read more...] about How using your mobile phone in the PASSENGER seat could land you a £200 fine and six penalty points